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The Guide #159: Won’t somebody think of the children? The shows that traumatised you as kids

In this week’s newsletter: We asked what scared the bejesus out of you when you were young – and the response was overwhelming. From Oz to Omen, here are the scenes still giving you nightmares

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The Guide #158: Video games are the new frontier for pop culture’s obsession with the past

In this week’s newsletter: From Tomb Raider to Silent Hill, our all-time favourite games are being restored – but like film and TV before it, does this nostalgia come at the expense of new ideas?

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The Guide #156: Why ER still gets my heart racing

Rewatching the finest hospital drama ever to grace our screens, I’ve realised why some old shows remain in good health while others die an early death

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The Guide #154: Colin from Accounts and Britain’s special relationship with Aussie TV

In this week’s newsletter: There’s a rich history of Australian shows beloved in the UK, from Neighbours to Round the Twist. Let’s add this comedy to the list

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The Guide #153: Brat summer’s been fun – but it’s time for something more mature

In this week’s newsletter: From Charli to Taylor, Chappell to Sabrina, poptimism has never seemed like more of a success. But are we at saturation point?

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The Guide #152: Sherwood, band T-shirt etiquette and more reader questions answered

In this week’s newsletter: Is James Graham’s drama its generation’s ‘state of the nation’ show? And why you should wear a Slipknot shirt to a Sugababes gig

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The Guide #151: Meet Solar Heavy, the inescapable EDM artist flooding my timeline

In this week’s newsletter: While Taylor Swift may reign in the charts, it’s a mysterious, AI-driven electronic musician and their relentless ad campaign that’s impossible to ignore

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The Guide #150: From Fantasmas to Heels, five new shows to get you through a quiet summer

In this week’s newsletter: Yes, we’re all watching the Olympics … but what are you meant to watch before you tuck in for the night? Here’s what we’ll be watching

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The Guide #148: Soul-destroying, sterile and expensive – have arena gigs had their day?

The bland and massive indoor show lacks the sweaty closeness of a smaller venue or the eye-popping scale of a stadium – it’s time we celebrated more characterful alternatives

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The Guide #146: The best culture of the year (so far)

In this week’s newsletter: From Brat girl summer to the swaggering Shōgun, here are our favourite TV shows, albums, films, podcasts, books and games of 2024

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The Guide #145: Performers on their must-watch Glastonbury sets, from Charli XCX to Yard Act

In this week’s newsletter: From exciting new acts to the big names, this year’s lineup is packed to the rafters. Here’s who Paul Heaton, Nia Archives and more recommend

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The Guide #144: Severance, Stranger Things and the annoying trend of waiting years for a new season

In this week’s newsletter: Fans of the Ben Stiller-directed show may have to wait three years to see what happens next to Mark and Helly – but is telly best when it acts quickly to keeps viewers hooked?

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The Guide #143: Welcome to the era of TV’s Anachronistically Audacious Historical Heroine

In this week’s newsletter: My Lady Jane is the latest in a subgenre of fun, raucous and yet slightly patronising reimaginings of revolutionary women from the past

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The Guide #142: Are we in the most stress-inducing era of TV ever? Let’s break it down

From Blue Lights to Baby Reindeer, today’s telly should come with a health warning. Here’s our rundown of the most tense shows

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The Guide #141: Furiosa, and Hollywood’s toxic obsession with opening weekends

In this week’s newsletter: When most blockbusters appear to be underperforming, using initial box office sales to decide success or failure seems badly out of step

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The Guide #140: Why it doesn’t really matter if you disagree with Apple’s top 100 album list

There are three albums from the 2020s and Eminem’s snuck his way in above Neil Young, but at least the viral countdown is switching up the canon

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The Guide #138: Netflix was supposed to have killed live TV – so why is it now embracing it?

In this week’s newsletter: John Mulaney, David Chang and WWE lead the charge as the streaming service seeks to recreate the feel of television beamed into living rooms as it is filmed

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The Guide #136: The best mobile games – and where to find them

In this week’s newsletter: Making the most of mobile games doesn’t have to cost you a fortune or your sanity – here’s our list of on-the-go games to try

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The Guide #134: Civil War is latest example of Hollywood’s love affair with journalism

In this week’s newsletter: From Alex Garland’s new film to Steven Spielberg’s The Post, the world of movies espouses a love for journalists that polls show is not shared by the general public

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The Guide #133: Why is Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter so long?

In this week’s newsletter: Ms Knowles-Carter and Oppenheimer lead the charge of lengthy runtimes in pop culture, but there’s something to be said for brevity

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The Guide #132: The volunteer-run local cinema that rekindled my love of the silver screen

In this week’s newsletter: Plush, perfectly preserved cinemas like the Hyde Park Picture House are precious parts of our communities – that sadly are increasingly rare

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The Guide #131: Are music biopics the new superhero films?

In this week’s newsletter: Forever searching for box office hits, studios are looking to cash in with the origin stories of bands and struggling musicians

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The Guide #130: Shōgun’s TV mastery

In this week’s newsletter: A beautiful, blood-splattered adaptation of James Clavell’s historical novel is just the kind of weighty drama we’ve been waiting for

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The Guide #127: Does the Madame Web mess mean the end of Hollywood’s superhero era?

In this week’s newsletter: It’s been a box office bomb and suffered a critical mauling, but what does the latest flop mean for comic book movies – and what could take their place?

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The Guide #125: Five reasons the new season of True Detective leaves me cold

In this week’s newsletter: Ignore the culture war backlash, but there are criticisms of the Jodie Foster-led Night Country that have merit

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